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The U.S. dollar struggled to edge higher Tuesday, despite a rising bond market that surged more than

INDIA TO HOLD MEETING ON US SKIRT BANIndia will call a meeting of textile exporters within a

China called on Tuesday for an end to a centuries-old squeeze by middlemen that is robbing farmers o

NORTH AMERICA New York International Gift Fair. Through Aug. 18. New York. Contact: George L

SWISS, SWEDES, DUTCH WEIGH TELECOM MERGERSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - A full merger of the allied nat

Shipping container lessor Sea Containers Ltd. posted net income of $10 million for the second quarte

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The Port of Hampton Roads, Va., generally is known as the nation's busiest coal port but its loading

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee plan to hold a closed meeting this morning to consid

Sweden's consumer prices were unchanged in July from June, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported

FREIGHT CONFERENCE CUTS SURCHARGE IN HALFThe Japan-Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands freight conf

Seaboard Marine Ltd. named Riise Shipping Inc. as its agent in the U.S. Gulf, a reflection of the Mi

The steep imposing mountains surrounding this small farming village 50 miles northwest of Tokyo domi

The House passed and sent to the president on Tuesday legislation ending most economic regulation of

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Atlas Air plans to begin offering a second weekly freighter flight between New York and Hong Kong in

Han Sung Joo, South Korean foreign minister, said Tuesday that North Korea will have to accept a Sou

As of Aug. 16, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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When Poland began its transition from communism to capitalism, the country had three neighbors: the

A caption under a photo running with the story, "Mexico's Political Race Enters the Home Stretch," o

Japan has signaled it will try to resolve a rice shipment dispute with the United States, Rep. Vic F

These footwear movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks ended A

The Norwegian maritime community is hoping that investing in shipping will help offset a decline in

The collapse of Toronto's Confederation Life Insurance Co. is pushing an industry protection fund to

SEDGWICK GROUP PROFIT CLIMBED IN FIRST HALFLONDON - The Sedgwick Group PLC said Tues

Despite witnessing their first volume decrease in more than a decade, California winemakers continue

Almost one year after he was hired by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield as president and chief executive

The jubilee began in 1987, when the Japanese opened their doors to California cherries and developed

Tuesday Aug. 16, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Erna Knutsen loves her banker. While swelling coffee prices are squeezing many small importe

Tips for traders moving inland cargo in Mexico and other theft-prone regions include the following:<

The Interstate Commerce Commission has increased the revenue threshold levels for railroads to be co

The novelty of using the Channel Tunnel between England and France has apparently worn off for sever

Japan's Showa Shell Sekiyu and Mitsubishi Oil have reached an agreement to link production and distr

Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the three months ended June 30 was 1.9 percent

Japan's record heat wave - which is scorching homes from Hokkaido to Hiroshima - has sent air condit

"We are going to fight and fight and fight until we win this battle for the American people."

The Brazilian government's sweeping anti-inflation plan, implemented July 1, has brought optimism in

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 229.44 off 0.26 wh